Canonical releases LXD 6.10 as first LTS in the 6 series

Canonical has shipped LXD 6.10.0, the first long-term support release in the LXD 6 series for managing system containers and virtual machines. It adds image registries for centralized control of image sources, experimental Changed Block Tracking via QEMU dirty bitmaps, asynchronous Ceph RBD mirroring and Fibre Channel support for Pure Storage FlashArray. Standard support runs through June 2031, with Ubuntu Pro coverage until 2036.

• First LTS in the LXD 6 series, supported through June 2031 and until 2036 via Ubuntu Pro
• Image registries restrict downloads to approved sources across LXD clusters
• Changed Block Tracking uses QEMU dirty bitmaps and is labeled experimental
• Asynchronous Ceph RBD mirroring and new Prometheus metrics aid disaster recovery